Since then they have spread steadily north, entering Mexico in 1988. By 1991, almost 100 percent of the feral honey bees in Mexico carried the African bee DNA. The Africanized bees reached the United ...

often referred to as simply "killer bees," is a hybrid of the Western honey bee resulting from the mating of southern African bees and Brazilian honey bees. This fusion occurred in the 1950s in Brazil ...

The team became interested in the Africanised honey bee – also known as the killer bee - during a visit to University of Namibia for a joint sustainable environmental development project.

Their demeanour has earned them the terrifying nickname of 'killer bees', but relatively few deaths ... combining the European bees' greater honey yields with the African honeybees' adaptation to ...

There are many differences between goofy, fuzzy-butt honey bees, and territorial, aggressive killer bees. Killer bees are a hybrid between European and African bees. They were created by humans in ...

The Cape honey bee is one of the most important but often overlooked contributors to food security in South Africa. These small yet mighty insects are critical in maintaining the country’s ...

A massive mixture of wasps, honey bees and African killer bees have taken up residence in several parts of the home, in the ceiling and the attic of the house. The largest concentration is at the ...

A swarm of bees flew into the engine of a Mango Airlines plane, forcing a delay in flights at the main airport in South Africa's coastal city of Durban. Bee experts were called in and they safely ...